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March 23, 2012 By 4 Comments

Creating Long Term Memories by Losing a Parking Lot

Almost two years ago I remember how I went over the Golden Gate Bridge for the first time with my good friend Ramon Morales and his lovely wife Denise. I had wanted to see the Golden Gate Bridge in person since I was a kid.  My second grade teacher Mrs. Pomales showed us a picture [...]

March 15, 2012 By 1 Comment

5 Quick Steps to Recover After #SXSW

I am writing this on my flight back from my second SXSW.  The main thing on my mind is how I will make sure to get everything in order the next few days. Another important thing is making sure I continue the conversation alter the conferences with those I met. It was great seeing people [...]

March 13, 2012 By 2 Comments

Brain Powered Jedi Skateboard?

One of the neatest things I have seen while at #SXSW has been seen a skateboard powered by your brain and the waves it produces. The video below shows how Pablo Tirado was able to move the skateboard by just thinking to move forward. For those of you that wanted to power things with just [...]

March 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment

No Cash Hand your Card to a Stranger

It had been quite some time since a I had been stopped by a HariKrishna offering me books or their materials. I think the first time was when I was 18 and in the Army. Yesterday while going to lunch we got stopped by a HariKrishna offering us some books in Exchange for a donation. [...]

March 10, 2012 By 2 Comments

RT Pic with Cute Puppet Donate to Charity #Libboosxsw

I ran into Katherine Pereira who is running a pretty neat campaign with the National Literacy Trust. It would be great if you could Retweet the following tweet it would help out a lot. If you’ve seen any of the sock puppet videos, you might be asking yourself what they’re all about, and today we’re [...]

March 9, 2012 By 2 Comments

5 ways to Connect & Track People You Meet at #SXSW

In the next few days I will be talking and bumping into people In-Real-Life (IRL) at #SXSWthat I have been connecting with on-line. I have a process to make sure I keep track of everyone I meet with the intent of getting to know new people and what they do. If you need help tracking [...]

March 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment

3 Quick Ways to Track Conversations of Those at #SXSW

One of the most complicated things when arriving at a large conference like SXSW is staying in touch and seeing what people around you are doing and talking about. With my close contacts or friends, texting and emailing are good enough. But once the conference starts I spend more time engaging with people than actually [...]

March 6, 2012 By 2 Comments

How I Got Sponsors & $ for My SXSW Trip

Going to Conferences can be expensive especially for small business owners. I also commit some time in creating content for Papaheroes.com and Veglatino.com which are efforts that are currently done on our own time without any financial compensation. Finding Sponsors I surround myself with individuals that have creative ways of sharing information with me and [...]

March 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Running Gear & Gadgets

In my previous post Getting into the Spirit of Running I mentioned a few items I have been using as part of my running gear. Making a commitment towards running I wanted to make sure I had the tools I needed to run which for some might simply be a pair of Sneakers. My good [...]

March 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Roberto Clemente Visual Biography

I have been using Google + since it was first launched and I every day I find a reason or two why I decided to spend most of my time on that platform over others. The quality of most of the content and conversations that are part of the Google+ ecosystem catch my interest a lot [...]